Table 5:
Attitudes toward Adopting Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatments (EBPAS-50)
| Subscale | Meaning | Beginning of Study (n = 47) M (SD) |
End of Study (n = 34) M (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feedback | I enjoy getting and benefit from feedback on my job performance | 3.54 (0.65) | 3.50 (0.51) |
| Appeal | I would adopt a new practice if it made sense to me and if I had colleagues using it who were happy with it | 3.45 (0.60) | 3.46 (0.56) |
| Fit | I would adopt an evidence-based practice (EBP) if I could choose it and if my clients wanted it | 3.35 (0.60) | 3.50 (0.43) |
| Organizational support | I would learn an EBP if continuing education, training, or ongoing support were provided | 3.22 (0.91) | 3.11 (0.82) |
| Openness | I am willing to try new types of treatment | 3.16 (0.65) | 3.26 (0.68) |
| Requirement | I would adopt a new treatment if it was required by my supervisor, agency, or state | 2.89 (1.07) | 3.07 (1.03) |
| Balance | Therapy is both an art and a science | 2.76 (0.63) | 2.62 (0.65) |
| Job security | Learning an EBP will increase my job security and competitiveness for a new job | 2.29 (1.16) | 1.70 (1.28) |
| Monitoring | I prefer to work without being monitored | 1.29 (1.18) | 0.81 (0.98) |
| Divergence | I know better than researchers how to care for my clients | 1.17 (0.67) | 0.90 (0.58) |
| Limitations | EBPs are too narrow or keep me from addressing my clients’ needs | 0.72 (0.82) | 0.48 (0.69) |
| Burden | I don’t have time to learn anything new | 0.70 (0.75) | 0.47 (0.59) |
0 = not at all, 1 = to a slight extent, 2 = to a moderate extent, 3 = to a great extent, 4 = to a very great extent